Hi, I'm Gary Ang, or Ming.
I operate at an unusual intersection, and I've lived deeply with AI. Managing AI risks for the financial sector, researching it deeply during my PhD, experiencing its impact on human creativity as a practicing artist.
I'm currently leading AI supervision at MAS, focusing on AI governance and risk management, and responsible for developing frameworks for AI risk management in the financial sector. A key example of my work is MAS' Information Paper on AI Model Risk Management.
But I'm also a computer scientist who has published papers on AI in top computer science venues like ACL, a quant with years of experience in model risk management, a former investment risk head who oversaw the risks of Singapore's foreign reserves, a watercolor artist whose digital illustration work has been commissioned by Wallpaper and Tatler. I have also taught AI and data science at multiple institutions such as NUS and SMU.
I started illustrating due to my interest in capturing spaces. Spaces, especially forgotten ones, intrigue me. Whenever I see an empty space, I find myself wondering about the lives that have touched the space, or could have.
Most of my illustrations try to capture such memories, real and imagined.
I am also perpetually curious about math, code, visual and generative art, and anything at the intersection of these areas. As I delve deeper into my various fields of interests - art, math and deep learning, I've become more and more fascinated at how these fields share common underlying themes, such as randomness and order. These are areas that I have been trying to explore.
I have worked with Tatler, Wallpaper, Jetstar Asia, Esplanade, MND. My work has been featured in Singaplural 2016 Recognition Showcase, Behance Illustration Showcase, Affordable Art Fair Charity Wall. I have also worked on a series of Mr Kiasu books from 2017-2019.
I did a PhD in Computer Science (AI) from 2020-2023. My research focuses on artificial intelligence and deep learning, specifically deep learning models for dynamic multimodal networks. More details on my research can be found here.
Find out more about my work in AI, ranging from AI governance to AI risk management at Quaintitative.